This Autumn the works of some of the biggest Welsh authors and poets is showcased through two brand new shows; Welsh Gold | Aur Cymru’s Made in Wales and Ballet Cymru’s A Child’s Christmas, Poems and Tiger Eggs by Dylan Thomas! On Saturday 6 October a group of Welsh actors and musicians will take to…
An innovative Rhondda Cynon Taff recycling charity and social enterprise which is “committed to changing lives” has been recognised at this year’s Social Business Wales Awards. TooGoodtoWaste, which reduces waste to landfill by re-using and recycling household items, received a prestigious accolade at the awards ceremony in Cardiff’s City Hall on Wednesday night. …
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council's pledge to search all fly-tipping for evidence of offenders continues to be delivered, as a 20-year-old Cwmbach man has found out. Enforcement officers from the local authority were contacted by colleagues from South Wales Police who had responded to a call of controlled waste dumped off of Glanaman Road, Cwmbach. Police…
Dear Resident The telephone arrangements for providing clinical waste collections from resident’s homes in the Rhondda Cynon Taff area is due to change. From October 1st 2018 The RCT Clinical Home Collections telephone number is changing to 0300 123 9208. WHAT IS CLINICAL WASTE?INFECTIOUS CLINICAL WASTE in a domestic setting is:· Dressings or Bandages contaminated with blood·…
Hi there, I’m writing on behalf of Zeelo, the on-demand coach service, as you might be interested to hear that Zeelo will be offering Swansea City fans in Aberdare FREE travel for their next Championship home fixture against QPR this Saturday. Swans fans can travel free direct to the Liberty Stadium if they book by…
Around half of cancer patients (52%) in Wales face anxiety during their treatment new figures have revealed today[i]. The figures published by Macmillan Cancer Support also show that around a quarter of cancer patients (23%) face depression during their treatment.[ii] These new statistics have been released ahead of Macmillan’s single biggest fundraiser, the World’s Biggest…
Don't forget bigger is not better for the students. New £50m Welsh super-school receives a damning inspection report https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education/new-50m-welsh-super-school-14659815 A report on Aberdare Community School https://www.estyn.gov.wales/sites/default/files/documents/Aberdare%20Community%20School_0.pdf Rhondda Cynon Taf Council press release below Cabinet will discuss proposals to invest £37.4m in new school facilities across the Pontypridd area by 2022 – including the creation of two…
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has begun formal enforcement action against 34 organisations that have failed to pay the new data protection fee. The data protection regulator has sent notices of its intent to fine the organisations unless they pay. Those who don’t could face a maximum fine of £4,350. All organisations that process personal…
Residents are being urged to ensure they check who they are paying to dispose of their waste – after one Glyncoch man learned an expensive lesson. Many people are still not aware that they remain liable for their waste. If you pay someone to collect it for you – and they dump it on the…
The Welsh Conservatives have welcomed the “long overdue” announcement made by Vaughan Gething today, but have criticised the Welsh Government’s “cynical” attempt to politicise the pay increase. The wage rise was sparked by the Review Body of Doctors and Dentists Remuneration (DDRB) which offered a series of recommendations to all national governments in the UK,…
